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Table 1 Characteristics of women veterans diagnosed with alcohol use disorder in fiscal year 2017 by justice-involved status

From: Receipt of pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder by justice-involved women in the Veterans Health Administration

Characteristic

Justice-involved N (%)

Not justice-involved N (%)

Agea

  

 35 and under

218 (27)

1554 (16)

 35–44

191 (23)

1863 (20)

 45–54

225 (28)

2652 (28)

 55+

184 (22)

3388 (36)

Race/ethnicitya

  

 White

497 (61)

5124 (54)

 African-American

223 (27)

3121 (33)

 Other

98 (12)

1212 (13)

Marital statusa

  

 Married

137 (17)

2194 (23)

 Single

330 (40)

3287 (35)

 Separated/divorced

333 (41)

3654 (39)

 Widowed

18 (2)

322 (3)

Urban (versus rural)

640 (78)

7275 (77)

Homelessa

344 (42)

1598 (17)

Service connection

  

 0–49%

175 (21)

2032 (21)

 50–100%

346 (42)

4066 (43)

Co-occurring SUDa

493 (60)

2887 (31)

Mental health diagnosisa

777 (95)

8431 (89)

Deyo Comorbidity Indexa

  

 0

692 (85)

8273 (87)

 1

98 (12)

787 (8)

 2

17 (2)

195 (2)

 3+

11 (1)

202 (2)

  1. N = 10,275. Cases with missing data (n = 236, 2%) were excluded from the Chi square test
  2. SUD substance use disorder
  3. aChi square test significant at p < .01